In the meantime, mom and baby are bonding in their habitat ... with their mate,” according to the zoo. There are approximately 14,000 Sumatran orangutans still left on the Indonesian ...

What should his name be? This baby orangutan was expected next month, but he came a little earlier than expected at the ...

The main threat facing the animals is habitat loss ... Mila in 2017 and another girl in 2003. Orangutan gestation about eight months, which provided zoo staff ample time to prepare for the ...

Part of the mission of the Indianapolis Zoo and others like it is species conservation. All three species of orangutan are increasingly losing their wild habitat to violent deforestation. The growing ...

The Jacksonville Zoo has $210 million dedicated to the multi-year REZOOVENATION project to upgrade what's already one of the ...

According to the zoo, orangutans are an endangered species native to rainforests in Borneo and Sumatra. Their natural habitats have been destroyed due to palm oil plantations and the illegal pet ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — On Tuesday, the Indianapolis Zoo introduced its newest resident, a male baby orangutan, to zoo visitors. It was the first time that orangutan mom Sirih has brought her baby ...

"Sometimes this included dismantling the furniture in her habitat, though she was happy to trade for treats. Cheyenne will be missed by the entire Zoo family." Orangutans like Cheyenne are an ...

"IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. The post said the baby and mom were "doing great" and that the zoo's ...

The Indianapolis Zoo welcomed a male baby orangutan to its Simon Skjodt International Orangutan Center. This makes it 12 official primates that live at the zoo. The baby was born at 2:30 p.m. on ...

"IT’S A BOY! Orangutan mom Sirih gave birth to a healthy male baby this afternoon," the zoo said in a social media post. The post said the baby and mom were "doing great" and that the zoo's animal ...